Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-16
FAIR FACTS.
The Concluding Day OF the Collin
County Fair Shows UnfiGgglBg In
terest and Splendid Premiums.
Tho Baby Show 3 Decided sucossS-The
Prizes Awarded tho Old ladies Of
lhe County-Ehe Races.

Special to the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, TEX, Oct. 15.-The last
and closing day OF the Collin county fair
opened ausplciously, and the attendance
showed an inscreasing interest in the
fair.
The first ring was for draft amounts.
Best stallion, four years old and up
ward. Premium, George Herndon; GER
tifcate, J. S. Bushong.
Best stallion, three years CID, George
Herndon.
Best stallion, under one year old. Pre-
MUM, j. Q. HaggaId.
Best mare, four years old. Premium,
to 7, 3. Watson.
Best mare, three years old. Premium,
e. S. Hsggard.
Best mare, two years old. Premium,
G. n. Chsse.
Best mare colt, J. W. Haggard won
premium.
Sweestakes for stations. Premium, G.
S Haggsrd.
Best mare, sweepstske, c. s. Hsggard
O. Plano.
Best stallion, saddle and harness, with
two of his colts 1887, premium to John
A. Burck; certificate to Frank Jackson.
Best Stallion, any age or breed, brought
into the arena five fine animals, and @
hot contest for the premium, which was
awarded F. M. Bounds Of Weston; John
McIlvaine of Plano, certificate.
Best mare, any age or breed, called
some fine animals into the ring. Scott
! Allison won premium; j. B. Watson Ger
tifcate.
Best bull, any sge or breed. Five ami
mails contested for superiority, sHd called
| for sharp contest between the Durham
and Hereford. Captain G. S Hsggsrd,
Captain NJ. S. Wlnn of Collin, and Cap,
tair McKainy of Dallas, all experienced
ssockmen and substantial farmers, were
the Judges, and after lengthy and care.
| ful comparison awarded sthe premium &c
| Charley Newton, who exhibited Dur
ham.
Best cow, any age or breed, was an
other contest between the same breeds
butsthis time Captain E. 3. SLiff got the
premium.
Best herd of cattle, four cows and bull
premium to Gunter & Gunter of GraYson
For Poland China hogs-Best boar oVel
one year, premium to G. w. Ford.
Best SOW over one yesr, premium tesH
E. Singleton.
Best SOW under one year, premium tt
G. ". Ford.
Best boar under one year, premium te
81 E. Singleton.
Best SOW and litter of pigs, q. E. Sin.
gleton gets premium.
Best pair pigs, premium to Il. E. Sin
gleton.
In the ladies department were som,
fine exhibitions of needle work and her
the grandmothers who are 30 prone Il
tell US how it was when 81 Was young
were on hsnd. Their work was on it
merits and after the awards there wer
some astounding revelations came to Ugh
SIS identity of exhibitors was developed
Mrs Charlotte Collins, Collin count
mater famili&s over whose head seventy
five winters had passed took, premium OF
knit lace Counterpart, the web and WOO
of which had made better progress thai
that Of the wife of Ithacs's sage. It Wa
lovely. Mrs. Abbie Foreman whom mum
bers of inmates of Collin county house
holds call grsndame, "a lady of siXty-seven
had captured the premium for specimen
of knit lace. Mrs. DR.. G. A. F0ote wht
it were sacrilege TO call over twenty K
her face but who the family Bible cslls
nearer half century had the blue rioooI
pinned on 8 crazy quilt, the mystery anC
beauty Of whose construction will sool
be among the lost arts. The one unde
consideration was well worthy Of tn
honor 1t received.
A landscape painting by Mrs. W. R
Powell, received premium. The fowe
! painting premium was awarded Mrs. TO-
! Cline, while for s'fgures in OIL" and 70
) landscape in oil, Miss Cora Wilson re
ceived premiums. ''Sketch from nature,
premium TO Miss Lizzie McAnly. Fanc,
tides, Mrs w. r. Powell received frs
premium; Mrs. John WEIGH received sec
ond premium.
i For exhibition by misses under sixteen
Minnie Cameron received e premium
This young miss dese1 ss special usen